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I need to enabled 16 bit applications from an installer on windows 8. I found that windows a supports 16 bit applications, and this support can be enabled by Control Panel->16 Bit Application Support. I would like to enable this automatically on a system. I was hopeful that some one might know if there was a registry key or api call or something that I could set so this would just work without having to manually configure it. Thanks for your help.

Ben
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  • WTF, closed. I don't see this as off topic. It is a programming question and the answer was really helpful. Viewed 167 so far, so someone thought they should read it. Confused on why? – Ben Nov 16 '12 at 19:28

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I am not sure if it is possible to do it autmoatically but if this option is disabled, Windows 8 will automatically asks you to enable the option whenever you try to run a 16-bit application. So that would not be a big deal.

Rahul Tripathi
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  • Happens to be a big deal in my case, silent installer locks with an invisible popup. But it is looking like you are correct that there is no solution. Thanks ~Ben – Ben Oct 23 '12 at 20:39
  • Actually I have faced this problem in past and I searched it a lot but couldnt find a solution for that :) – Rahul Tripathi Oct 23 '12 at 20:40